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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 12
BY SENATOR MORRISH
A RESOLUTION
To commend the University of Louisiana System, its president, board of supervisors, and
member universities, on an outstanding performance in the strategic planning and
delivery of high-quality educational opportunities in the state of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, the University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors oversees one of the
largest systems in the nation, and the University of Louisiana System offers a broad
spectrum of educational possibilities ranging from associate degrees in specialty training to
advanced degrees in post-graduate research; and
WHEREAS, the University of Louisiana System is an assemblage of nine distinctive
higher education institutions located in every corner of the state that serve more than 91,500
students and award more than 16,500 degrees annually; and
WHEREAS, the new Louisiana Constitution of 1974 established the management
board known as the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities whose purpose
was the governance of ten higher education institutions, excluding the systems of Louisiana
State University and Southern University; it was the forerunner of the University of
Louisiana System (UL) that was renamed in 1998; and
WHEREAS, the University of Louisiana System is comprised of the postsecondary
institutions of Grambling State University, Louisiana Tech University, McNeese State
University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Southeastern
Louisiana University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of Louisiana at
Monroe, and the University of New Orleans; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the University of Louisiana System is to uphold the
idealistic tenets of scholarship, to provide top-quality educational opportunities that are cost
efficient for both students and taxpayers, and to enable students to reach their highest
potential; and
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WHEREAS, while the University of Louisiana System operates at the lowest unit
cost per student per capita, all nine universities within the system continue to experience
increases in student enrollment, retention, and graduation rates; and
WHEREAS, the University of Louisiana System develops enthusiasm in individuals
who are destined to become the future leaders of education and in scholars whose pursuit of
technical advancement and scientific research have created next-generation technology
services and solutions; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System is
composed of sixteen members that include Board Chairman Alejandro "Al" Perkins, Vice
Chairman, Mark Romero, James Carter, John Condos, Edward J. Crawford III, Richard
Davis Jr., Lola Dunahoe, Pamela Egan, Thomas Kitchen, Jimmie "Beau" Martin Jr., Johnny
McFerren, Shawn Murphy, Elizabeth Pierce, Virgil Robinson, Robert Shreve, and Winfred
Sibille; and
WHEREAS, the University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors, System President Dr.
Jim Henderson, and the nine university presidents that include Rick Gallot of Grambling
University, John Nicklow of the University of New Orleans, Chris Maggio of Northwestern
State University, Jay Clune of Nicholls State University, Joseph Savoie of the University of
Louisiana at Lafayette, Nick Bruno of the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Les Guice of
Louisiana Tech University, Daryl Burckel of McNeese State University, and John Crain of
Southeastern Louisiana University, collaborate to create market-responsive programs that
provide workforce development, career education, and technical training; and
WHEREAS, with stabilized funding, the University of Louisiana System has gained
a firm footing to develop a strategic framework of academic curricula that will produce the
most educated generation in the history of the state; and
WHEREAS, by the year 2025, the University of Louisiana System projects that its
universities will prepare more than 160,000 new graduates to meet the employment needs
of the workforce market; and
WHEREAS, these graduates, both present and future, contribute to economic
development, create competition, start new businesses, educate youth, care for the infirm,
discover new technologies, and enrich community development; and
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WHEREAS, the University of Louisiana System will continue to shape the
advancement of educational opportunity statewide, to meet the needs of business, industry,
and governments, to aid economic growth, and to enrich its communities.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the University of Louisiana System on an outstanding performance
in the strategic planning and delivery of high-quality educational opportunities throughout
the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
Dr. Jim Henderson, President of the University of Louisiana System.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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